IRI names president of International

CHICAGO — IRI has hired José Carlos González-Hurtado to serve as president of International.

González-Hurtado will be responsible for the strategy and execution of all IRI services in international markets, including Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

“José Carlos has extremely robust consumer business expertise, with experience in both the manufacturer and retail arenas,” stated IRI president and CEO Andrew Appel. “We look forward to the unique expertise he can bring to our international clients, having a full range experience in the commercial side of their business, extending from marketing and e-commerce to the supply chain and innovation.”

Before IRI, González-Hurtado was group chief commercial officer and member of the executive board at Carrefour Group, the second largest retailer globally. In this role, he was responsible for the marketing, e-commerce, commercial and supply chain functions and led Carrefour’s private label program.

Prior to his tenure with Carrefour, González-Hurtado spent more than two decades at Procter & Gamble in various roles, including VP and officer leading some of the major local, regional and global-level P&G businesses in developed and emerging regions, achieving record business and profit growth across the board. He was professor of marketing planning and management at ICADE, Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid for several years and is an active and recognized lecturer on marketing and business leadership for numerous universities and international forums, including Kellogg-Recanati MBA School in Tel Aviv, the World Retail Congress in Berlin, Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Góndola Retail Fair in Colombia.

González-Hurtado is currently based in Paris and has worked and lived in Spain, Brazil, the United States, Greece, Switzerland, Israel, Colombia, Peru, Russia, the Ukraine, Germany and France.

“IRI’s rapid international growth and strong focus on global expansion present a unique challenge well-suited to my experience,” stated González-Hurtado. “I look forward to optimizing IRI’s international assets for superior client growth and expanding into the next emerging geographies important to our client base.”

DEERFIELD, Ill. — In response to an executive order recently signed by Gov. John R. Kasich authorizing licensed pharmacists in Ohio to administer the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to patients, all of the more than 250 Walgreens pharmacies and 35 Healthcare Clinics at select Walgreens throughout Ohio are now offering MMR vaccinations daily with no appointment necessary.

Pharmacists can administer the vaccine to those age 18 and older. Healthcare Clinics can administer MMR vaccinations to patients 7 years of age and older. The vaccinations are widely covered by most insurance plans.

The Ohio Department of Health currently reports 297 measles cases in the state. There have been 397 cases reported nationwide in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking a 20-year high. Health officials are urging Americans — especially parents with young children, international travelers and those unsure about their vaccination history to make sure vaccination records are up to date.

“Our pharmacists and Healthcare Clinic nurse practitioners are highly trained vaccination experts, and Walgreens responded quickly to the need for more vaccination resources as measles cases have started to spread to different parts of the state,” stated Nick Barsan, Walgreens market pharmacy director, Ohio. “The measles virus is highly contagious and the vaccine is the best protection people can get. Anyone unsure about their vaccination history, especially as it relates to measles or mumps, should talk to their pharmacist or physician as soon as possible.”

In addition to the measles outbreak, the Department of Health is also reporting more than 400 probable and confirmed cases of mumps in Ohio.

Vaccinations are available during all Walgreens pharmacy and Healthcare Clinic hours.

The collaborative model brings Walgreens pharmacists and Healthcare Clinic nurse practitioners together with AzPC providers to further coordinate patient care, while giving AzPC members access to a broad range of health care services at select Walgreens. The program aims to improve patient care while reducing overall costs.

“Coordinated care programs are vitally important to help ensure patients have access to the quality care they need, especially in today’s health care environment,” stated Jeffrey Kang, Walgreens SVP of health and wellness services and solutions. “Walgreens brings an expansive retail footprint and diverse portfolio of health care assets and services, and AzPC has long been a leader in providing accountable, coordinated care to its members. This collaboration further demonstrates the value we provide in partnering with others in the medical community to close critical gaps in care to help further improve patient outcomes.”

“We see this collaboration with Walgreens as part of our ongoing strategy of seamlessly providing better ways to keep our members healthy, while lowering health care costs” added Richard Merkin, CEO of AzPC. “This relationship will allow our Arizona members to conveniently access community-based health care services at select Walgreens locations. We see this as a model for how affordable health care could be more effectively delivered in the U.S., and we are proud to be piloting this type of innovative effort with Walgreens.”

Walgreens and AzPC will collaborate on a number of clinical and preventive health services aimed at extending physicians’ efforts to provide population health services with the support of Walgreens pharmacy and medication management services. Some of the collaborative services offered to AzPC members include:

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